"If You Asked Me To" – and I win – I might bring you along

I admit it: I can be a bit of a cheap skate… although actually, I prefer to think of myself simply as one who finds “creative solutions that involve no money.” This past week, I found myself at a restaurant ordering – no joke – “a water with no ice, and maybe could you just throw some extra fries on HER plate? Thanks.” I clip coupons. I buy used rather than new. Any leftover coffee in the coffee pot gets poured into a mug and put in the fridge, so every couple of days when I have a full cup, rather than making a fresh pot, I nuke the remains. I frequently take multiple laps around the grocery to eat 3 helpings of the free samples in place of lunch.Like today.

Okay, so that video started out being about free samples, but it wound up being a therapy session. Apologies. I’m really not as sad as I seem. Although I am every bit as weary as I look.

Back to business: I really, really love contests.

I enter as many contests as I can, always hoping that I’m going to win something for free. My thinking is that the more contests I enter, the better my chances will be at winning something – anything. My favorite kind of contest is when you don’t have to earn the prize – you just have to sign up online (because, another confession: I don’t really like to work?). In 2008, I have already won two contests – tickets to the opera back in January, and tickets to the Nashville Film Festival back in April. The restaurant from which I frequently pick up lunch for my co-workers offers a daily chance at a $1,000 prize, so long as I fill out the online survey.

So don’t think I haven’t entered this contest. And don’t pretend that if I win, you wouldn’t want to go.

i’m speechless regarding the contest. But, i’m pleased to see the pullup bar is still afixed in the back seat of the car. Also, i liked your earrings. Lastly, as you were saying that you impose a 10am deadline on yourself, i looked to my friend and said “it hasn’t been happening.” Then, you said “it hasn’t been happening lately.” It’s like i was in your head or something. i know this because i’ve been not working, sitting lazily in my apartment, checking your blog every 10 minutes from the time i wake up until i finally get to read some annie goodness.

I think some of us will wonder, “what am I doing with my life,” for our entire lives. It’s probably a control thing, at least, that’s what I would attribute it to in my life. Keep walking with the Lord, it’s the only way we can keep going in confidence of doing the right thing. Miss you!